KAARL E. BRANDON

ad1j9h@r.postjobfree.com 850-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaarlbrandonfort SUMMARY

Serial entrepreneur, consultant, legal, finance and IT professional, keen to add value to high performing teams. Available for relocation, travel, and remotely, anywhere in the U.S. and internationally. EDUCATION

Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.), December 2017 Activities: Legal Redress, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Election Protection, Trial Advocacy Teaching Assistant, Black Law Students Association Alumni Relations Chair and President Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) International Affairs, Business Minor, May 2009 Activities: Model United Nations Delegate, Global Peace Exchange Chapter Expansion Director, Work Study: Leon Co. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Florida State University College of Business California Institute of Arts & Technology, National City, CA Certificate, Computer Information Systems, Nov 2023 Courses: Hardware Fundamentals, Operating Systems, Network Fundamentals, Network Security, AmazonWebService Certifications upon completion: CompTIA ITF+, A+, Network+, Security+, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Validity, Inc., (Contracted through Beacon Hill) Tampa, FL October-November 2023 Legal Document Review Contractor

• Completed document review and organized contracts database with general counsel for multinational, big data, technology, and SaaS provider, supporting locations worldwide; focusing on the areas of intellectual property, international law, and data protection; becoming an expert on internal systems, policies, and technology.

• Conducted detailed analysis of commercial contracts, order forms, b2b corporate purchasing, master service & subscription, and data protection agreements for relevant terms and provisions addressing risk, liability, indemnity, assignment, publicity, data transfer, incident response, merger activity, and termination; assessing for favorability to the business, to advise renewal negotiations, and maintain data privacy provisions and compliance with U.S. and international regulations and internal company policies, working closely with sales team. Tech Pros, Inc., Tampa, FL September 2022-Present

Principal

• Provide computer hardware, software, and networking, build, installation, programming, repair & maintenance. Fort Bullion Corp., Tampa, FL September 2022-Present President & CEO

• Family owned & operated collectible coin, gold, silver, bullion and precious metals sourcing, retail, and auctions. Strategic Development Consulting Group, Inc., Tampa, FL January 2015-Present Executive Director & Founder

• Entity formation and licensure consultation to businesses, professionals, and non-profits; aid to U.S. veterans. Wells Fargo (Contracted through Digital Intelligence Systems) Charlotte, NC October 2019-May 2020 Financial Crimes Investigator 2

• Conducted complex Anti-Money Laundering (AML) financial crimes investigations of customers identified as potentially related to organized crime, trafficking, corruption, terrorist financing, or law enforcement requests, filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Requests to Exit Customer Relationships, and 314a/b inquires.

• Demonstrated daily knowledge the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), USA PATRIOT Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control

(OFAC), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and bank platforms FCP, Hogan, SVP, OIB, DIPR, KYC, and CDD/EDD Consilio (Formerly DiscoverReady, contracted through Cadence Counsel) Charlotte, NC April 2019-October 2019 Legal Document Review Contractor

• Provided in-house, managed, legal document review and evidence analysis for discovery and eDiscovery requests; supporting Fortune 500 companies in antitrust, compliance, governance, and corporate litigation preparation.

• Performed data privacy reviews, flagging needed redactions for privileged information and identifying “personal identifying information”, coding data for confidentiality and high sensitivity, and performed Quality Control. KAARL E. BRANDON

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Martin, Jones & Piemonte Disability Law, Charlotte, NC January-March 2019 Intake Specialist, Social Security Disability Law

• Conducted client intake, onboarding, and free consultations assessing case viability for clients in NC, SC and GA.

• Completed clients requests for hearings, assisted with disability benefits applications and appeals. Amazon, Concord, NC March-October 2018

Area Manager

• Managed forty direct report warehouse associates’, industrial truck drivers’, and assistant managers’ daily work tasks, training, and career development.

• Coordinated loading dock operations, increasing productivity one hundred units per hour, leading most productive shift; ranking third in global production within six weeks of launch.

• Planned and implemented safety preparedness for department, conducted daily safety inspections resulting in zero injuries during tenure as manager.

FL Patel Law PLLC, St. Petersburg, FL July-August 2017 Summer Associate

• Provided analysis and development consultation for small, medium, profit and non-profit businesses in FL.

• Formed various business entities, for clients, drafted legal compliance, and implemented internal CRM system. Veterans Law Institute at Stetson Law, Gulfport, FL January-April 2017 Law Clerk

• Prepared, submitted, and managed veterans’ claims for various benefits within the VA system.

• Interviewed clients, investigated claims, and conducted legal, medical and regulatory analysis.

• Engaged medical and administrative expert witnesses, captured and incorporated expert testimony. The Law Office of John M. Brunson, St. Petersburg, FL May 2016-January 2017 Law Clerk

• Drafted, revised and filed motions, complaints, memos, real estate and transactional documents.

• Provided legal support for non-profit and for-profit entities, partnerships, homeowners associations, and trusts.

• Drafted and submitted business formation, state licensing, non profit filing and tax reporting documents.

• Researched current legal issues for case application and attended hearings supporting supervising attorney. Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office, Tampa, FL January-April 2016 Law Clerk

• Researched and presented advisory material to senior attorneys, applying local and federal authority to contractual, administrative, and real estate issues facing Hillsborough County officials and government agencies.

• Analyzed investigative reports, revised employee manuals, and drafted disciplinary correspondence for employment and labor related issues facing the Hillsborough County workforce. Law Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra, Tampa, FL February-August 2014 Legal Assistant

• Drafted motions regarding foreclosure sales and client correspondence, monitored court dockets and official records for large firm of thirty plus attorneys, utilizing several CRM systems. Mediagistic, Inc., Lutz, FL February-October 2013

Marketing Strategist

• Interviewed manufacturer and distributor potential clients, conducted business analysis, and developed and executed tailored marketing plans after selling the client on our business model in a virtual meeting.

• Incorporated web based solutions and mass media based on business needs, market share and goals.

• Coordinated print advertising; tracked and increased client revenue and market share using data metrics. Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Tampa, FL June 2012-August 2012 Information Technology Technician (Contract)

• Installed, programmed and managed voting interface computers, networks, tabulation machines, and ballot printers for Supervisor of Elections headquarters and five assigned voting centers during the 2012 election year, troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing emergency network and hardware outages in my zone.

• Conducted post-voting collection, inspection and submission of voting equipment and ballots at controlled points. KAARL E. BRANDON

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Florida Currency Exchange, Tampa, FL April 2012-August 2006 Marketing Specialist

• Set exchange rates and exchanged foreign and domestic currency for customers.

• Lobbied bank managers daily to secure partnerships, saturating local markets to support five new locations.

• Reduced Business-to-Business (“B2B”) marketing routes by fifty percent and developed new training material. United States Army, Fort Benning, GA; Fort Bragg, NC June 2004-July 2006 Specialist E-4, Special Warfare Training Group

• Conducted personnel operations, supported training and ambassador missions, led six person security team mobile patrol unit, video surveillance and structural security operations.

• Completed Advanced Infantry and Airborne Schools, and Special Operations Preparation Courses, receiving an Honorable Discharge upon separation.

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